Prison Officers: Dismissal

Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the reasons were for the dismissals of each of the  (a) prison officers,  (b) senior officers and  (c) principal officers from each of the Welsh prisons in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006 and (iii) 2007.

David Hanson: Information on the reasons for dismissal of each of the officers dismissed from Welsh Prisons in 2005, 2006 and 2007 is shown in the list. Due to the different grading structure in public sector and contracted prisons it is not possible to break down the information by grade.
	 2005
	111 health (x3)
	Failure to comply with operational procedures
	Gross misconduct
	Unacceptable attendance (x2)
	Continued unacceptable attendance
	Failure to disclose information
	Failed probation period
	 2006
	Committing criminal offence during employment
	Expiry of retention period
	Gross misconduct (sexual harassment claim)
	Failure to notify company of arrest and subsequent charges
	Assault on a prisoner
	Conduct Case
	 2007
	Poor attendance record
	Failure to carry out roll count
	Making untrue statements with intent on deceiving or defrauding the company
	Failure to comply with operational procedures (x3)
	Inappropriate and unprofessional conduct
	Inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour towards a prisoner
	Failed probation period